Thursday, October 27, 2011

A Taggy Blanket {tutorial}

A friend came to my house awhile ago, and her baby had the cutest little taggy blanket. I loved the small, square size and decided my little Reese needed one of her own. So, I dug out some fabric and ribbon scraps, found a little time (30-45 min-but you could probably do it faster!), and this is what I ended up with:

And here's how to do it:

1-- Cut your fabric. You could easily just use one solid fabric per side, but I wanted to use up scraps, so I made mine quilt-style. My brown square started out about 8 1/2". My small squares started 4 1/2".

2--Sew your small squares together. I used a 1/4" seam. (Ignore this step if using single piece of fabric).

3--Cut ribbon, lace, or ric-rac (about 2"-4" each). I used 16 total-4 per side of the square, but this totally depends on you.

4--Pin the ribbon onto the right side of the fabric (either the front or back). The ribbon needs to be pointed in toward the center of the square.

5--Sew the ribbon in place by sewing a 1/4" seam around the square of fabric.

6--Now take both squares of fabric. Pin right sides together. Sew around with a 1/4" seam. Leave about a 3" section so you can turn right side out.
**Sorry, I didn't take pictures of these steps.

7--Turn right side out.

8--Sew a topstitch all around. This makes a nice finish, plus it closes up the hole you used to flip the fabric.

About Me

Hello! I am glad you stopped by. This is my little craft blog. I've never considered myself a "crafty" person, but I have found crafting keeps me sane and provides the "me" time that I need aside from being a mother, wife, & housekeeper. So while I may not be the craftiest person myself, I have learned to learn from other great crafters! When I first began crafting, I felt like the great Copycat Crafter, because I was always finding great ideas online from Pinterets {love} and blogs. But, now I find that while I still find great ideas online, I also have some creative juices of my own. It is so rewarding to envision something and see it come to be! So, whether you are a beginner or an expert crafter, I hope you find something you too can copycat or use for yourself!